I've always been interested in curves and aerodynamic shapes but as time goes by the family grows, and so do the bills, so ideological things you were going to do drift into memories of college days.Well, four kids, a business to run and every reason to have no time to do these things, I've decided (yes, you've guessed it, I'm 40!), I must build a boat, come what may. First reaction from all who know me - 'not another rocking horse!'. A full size merry-go-round horse I started 10 years ago languishes in the corner requiring only one more week to complete.

My thoughts on building a boat; Not a motor boat, I have enough noise in the workshop. Steam would be great, although, I realised I could spend a fortune just sorting out the steam side of things. Not a yacht - I've never sailed apart from a very scary few hours further out from Southend Pier than I care to think, in a choppy sea, in a very old mirror dinghy with my best friend who had little experience and couldn't swim! Besides, if I get my design or making wrong, I would like to feel that any poor soul in my boat could at least swim or float to shore.

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